Source: NMDS
Note: Ratios in bold show that Māori rates were significantly different from non-Māori rates in the DHB.

On average, there were 8,665 Māori hospitalisations per year and nearly 80,000 non-Māori admissions. All-cause admission rates were 24% higher for Māori than non-Māori, or approximately 4,200 more admissions per 100,000.

Data on hospitalisations by principal diagnosis can be found in the accompanying Excel tables.

Source: NMDS
Note: Ratios in bold show that Māori rates were significantly different from non-Māori rates in the DHB. Table revised April 2016.

More than 2,300 Māori hospital admissions per year were potentially avoidable through population based prevention strategies, with a rate 54% higher than for non-Māori, or 2,072 more admissions per 100,000. Māori females had a higher rate of admission than Māori males.